Roltec Vision plus User manual

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User’s instructions for model VISION plus

valid from and including CU soft 0101.00.01

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ROLTEC el-kørestole A/S congratulates you on your new ROLTEC VISION plus wheelchair, and would like to thank you

for the confidence you have shown in us by choosing our product.

ROLTEC el-kørestole A/S is one of the leading suppliers of electric wheelchairs on the market, both with regard to tech-

nical status and subsequent service.

Your ROLTEC VISION plus electric wheelchair is equipped with up-to-date controls, whose construction and functions

were designed on the basis of the more than 30 years of experience possessed by ROLTEC el-kørestole A/S, supple-

mented by the requests and demands of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and users.

Our goal was to create a microprocessor control system that functioned very easily and was simple to operate, yet so

advanced that it enabled individual adaptation so that it would have the functions and road-holding properties that suit

you best.

These user’s instructions contain the information you need to operate the wheelchair. If you have any questions that

have not been answered in these instructions, you are always welcome to contact your ROLTEC distributor..

As ROLTEC el-kørestole A/S carries out ongoing product development, we reserve the right to make changes to specifi-

cations.

The CE label indicates that the wheelchair complies with the Danish Ministry of Health regulation no. 92 of 7 February

2000.

The wheelchair has been tested in accordance with the EN12184:1999 standard at Hjälpmedelinstitutet in Stockholm

(Swedish Centre for Technical Aids for Rehabilitation and Education). Delta EMC carried out an accredited test in

pursuance of EMC requirements.

We would draw your attention to the fact that any changes made by the user in the control parameters and other set-

tings are at the responsibility of the user!

These user’s instructions were prepared in accordance with current demands.

Foreword

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Table of contents

Foreword:

Table of contents:

Picture of control box:

Operating the wheelchair

General principles:

Start:

Menu:

Stop:

Lights:

Horn:

Pushing the wheelchair:

Charging the batteries:

Operating electrical components:

Seat tilt:

Seat lift:

Electric back rest:

Electric leg supports:

Lights:

Choice of driving parameters:

Setting the speed:

Setting the brakes:

External operating box:

Helper control:

Fault displays:

Transport in general:

Road transport:

Air transport:

Warning:

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Warning:

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Model information:

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Model information:

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Charging the batteries:

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Pushing the wheelchair:

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Horn:

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Lights:

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Stop:

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Menu:

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Setting the brakes:

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Setting the brakes:

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Settings

Mechanical settings:

Individual electronic system settings:

Steering parameters:

Clock:

Horn, volume:

Click volume:

Choice of colours:

Locking the wheelchair:

Maintenance

Removing the cover:

Wheels and tyres:

Punctures:

Front wheels:

Rear wheels:

Batteries:

Control box:

Seat:

Belts:

Antitip:

Cleaning:

Ordering spare parts:

Disposing of the wheelchair:

Fuses:

Data

Technical data for ROLTEC VISION plus:

Address list:

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Operating the wheelchair

Minus

On/Menu

Joystick

Horn

Turn off/Stop

Display

Plus

CONTROL BOX

Lights

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Operating the

wheelchair

Operating the wheelchair

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General principles of the wheelchair’s electrical functions:

The wheelchair is switched off when the display is not lit, and switched on when the display is lit.

The wheelchair control system will be in one of two modes – either ready to be driven, or in a mode where in cannot

be driven, but where it is possible to operate all of the electrically powered functions of the wheelchair – leg supports,

seat lift, etc. – and make various adjustments to the wheelchair with the help of the joystick,

Starting:

The wheelchair is switched on by pressing the menu button. When the wheelchair is switched on, it will always be in

ready to drive mode. Before beginning to drive the wheelchair, its top speed must be set on the horizontal bar at the

bottom of the display. Top speed is set with the help of the minus (-) and plus (+) buttons. The longer the bar extends,

the higher the top speed. It is still possible to drive the wheelchair slowly by moving the joystick slightly between neutral

position and top speed, even though top speed may have been set at maximum.

Begin carefully with a short horizontal bar until you have become accustomed to the way in which the wheelchair reacts

to the movement of the joystick.

Operating the wheelchair

For reasons of safety, the speed of the wheelchair will automatically be reduced when reversing.

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Menu:

When you want to use the joystick for all the other functions in addition to driving, you can change from driving mode

to a choice of the other functions by pressing the menu button.

When you select the menu, the display will show which electrically operated functions you can activate. Functions are

activated by moving the joystick forwards or backwards. If the wheelchair function you want to activate does not appear

on the display, you can browse forwards to the required function by moving the joystick to the right or left.

You can also use the same browsing function with the help of the minus (-) and plus (+) buttons.

In addition to the displays that control the electrically operated wheelchair functions , there are three other displays:

1. Speed (not always shown)

2. Driving style

3. Settings

4. Brake settings

Operating the wheelchair

These displays are explained in the section on individual adjustments of the control parameters as they are used to

enter individual wheelchair settings to meet your needs.

Each time you press the menu button, the control box will change from driving mode to a mode where you can choose

the other functions.

It is always possible to return to driving mode by pressing the menu button, irrespective of where you are in the menu

items.

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Lights:

Find the display LIGHTS. The lights will be switched on when the joystick is pushed forwards, and switched off when it

is pulled backwards.

The lights can also be switched on in driving mode by pressing the light button.

Horn:

Press the horn button on the control box (will only work when the wheelchair is switched on).

Pushing the wheelchair:

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Warning

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If it is necessary to push the wheelchair, the ”push” function can be activated by turning the plastic handle on the back

of the wheelchair anti-clockwise. The display will now show BRAKE LIFTED and blink together with the wheelchair lights

to warn you that all of the wheelchair’s brakes are inactive in that state, and that the wheelchair’s motors are disenga-

ged. As the wheelchair’s brakes are inactive, the wheelchair may present a danger on slopes as it can roll of its own

accord.

Operating the wheelchair

Stop:

Pressing the stop button will switch off the wheelchair and activate the automatic parking brake.

The stop button also functions as an emergency stop.

of the wheelchair anti-clockwise. The display will now show BRAKE LIFTED and blink together with the wheelchair lights

Remember to switch off the wheelchair if it will be parked for any length of time without the batteries being charged as

if the batteries are allowed to run down completely, they may be damaged.

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Charging the batteries:

Battery voltage is shown on the left side of the display when the wheelchair is in driving mode. It is shown as a column

made up of small blocks. When battery voltage falls to the first block, the word CHARGING will blink and the batteries

must be charged.

The wheelchair batteries should be charged every evening so that they are fully charged every morning. They should be

charged for at least eight hours in a ventilated room.

The charging socket is located at the top of the right-hand frame on the wheelchair. The battery charger plug must be

inserted diagonally from above and tilted down to horizontal position.

The wheelchair cannot be switched on as long as it is attached to the charger. The charger shows when the batteries

have been fully charged (see instructions for battery charger).

After the batteries have been fully charged, remove the charging plug and the wheelchair can now be switched on in

the normal way.

A range of approximately 40 km can be expected after charging.

Operating the wheelchair

Battery voltage must never fall below block zero as this may permanently damage the batteries. The battery guarantee

will be annulled if the batteries are allowed to run down fully.

First connect the battery charger to a 220 V plug. Then put the battery charger plug into the charging socket on the

wheelchair.

If the wheelchair is not in use for longer periods of time, the batteries must be charged regularly, or they will be dama-

ged. This can be done by always having the charger switched on and connected to the wheelchair so that the batteries

will be automatically charged when necessary.

made up of small blocks. When battery voltage falls to the first block, the word CHARGING will blink and the batteries

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Operating the wheelchair’s electrically operated components:

The electrically operated components in question can be found by browsing forwards or backwards through menu

items on the display. The display will show only the electrically operated components that your wheelchair is equipped

with, and no others.

The wheelchair is normally equipped as standard with the following electrically operated components:

Seat lift

Seat tilt

Mono leg support

Electric leg support, left

Electric leg support, right

Leg supports, right and left

Electric back rest

Seat lift:

Find the display SEAT LIFT . Pulling the joystick backwards will lift the seat and pushing it forwards will lower the seat,

as shown by the arrows on the display.

The seat lift can lift you 31 cm above the lowest position. When the seat is lifted more than 18 cm above the lowest

position, the maximum speed of the wheelchair will be reduced automatically to about 3 km/h as this will displace its

centre of gravity and make it less stable. When the speed of the wheelchair has been reduced in this way, the tortoise

symbol will be shown on the display!

Operating the wheelchair

Seat tilt:

Find the display SEAT TILT . Pulling the joystick backwards will tilt the seat backwards, and pushing it forwards will tilt the

seat forwards, as shown by the arrows on the display.

The seat on the rear-wheel drive model can be tilted 24° backwards and 7° forwards. The seat on the front-wheel drive

model can be tilted 17° backwards and 10° forwards. For reasons of safety, the maximum speed of both models of the

wheelchair will be reduced to about 3 km/h when the seat is tilted more than 10°.

Find the display SEAT TILT . Pulling the joystick backwards will tilt the seat backwards, and pushing it forwards will tilt the

Find the display SEAT LIFT . Pulling the joystick backwards will lift the seat and pushing it forwards will lower the seat,

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Mono leg support:

Find the display MONO LEG SUPPORT. The leg support will move in the direction shown by the arrow on the display

when the joystick is moved forwards or backwards.

Operating the wheelchair

Find the display MONO LEG SUPPORT. The leg support will move in the direction shown by the arrow on the display

The seat tilt facility is equipped with an automatic zero degree sensor. This means that the seat will stop tilting each time

it reaches zero degrees (horizontal). In order to continue tilting, the joystick must be briefly returned to neutral position

(vertical).

Electric leg support, left:

Find the display LEFT LEG SUPPORT . The left leg support will move in the direction shown by the arrow on the display

when the joystick is moved forwards or backwards.

Electric back rest:

Find the display BACK . The back rest on the seat will move in the direction shown by the arrow on the display when the

joystick is moved forwards or backwards.

Find the display BACK . The back rest on the seat will move in the direction shown by the arrow on the display when the

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Choice of driving parameters:

Find the display DRIVING STYLE . You can choose between four different ways of driving the wheelchair. These can be

set so that they suit your driving needs. The settings are described in the section ”individual settings for driving parame-

ters”.

Operating the wheelchair

Find the display DRIVING STYLE . You can choose between four different ways of driving the wheelchair. These can be

Electric leg support, right:

Find the display RIGHT LEG SUPPORT . The right leg support will move in the direction shown by the arrow on the

display when the joystick is moved forwards or backwards.

Leg supports, right + left:

Find the display LEG SUPPORTS . Both leg supports will move in the direction shown by the arrow on the display when

the joystick is moved forwards or backwards.

Find the display LEG SUPPORTS . Both leg supports will move in the direction shown by the arrow on the display when

Settings

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Lights:

Find the display LIGHTS ON /LIGHTS OFF .

The lights on the wheelchair can be switched on in this display by pushing the joystick forwards and switched off by

pulling the joystick backwards.

Find the display LIGHTS ON /LIGHTS OFF .

Setting the speed:

Top speed is normally set with the help of the + and – buttons on the control box under the menu item ”Driving”.

Top speed can also be set with the joystick:

Find the display SPEED .

Top speed can be increased by pushing the joystick forwards by stages and reduced by pulling it backwards by stages.

Top speed can also be set with the joystick:

Find the display SPEED .

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Setting the brakes:

Find the displays NORMAL BRAKE and FAST BRAKE , and choose the type of braking you need by moving the joystick

forwards or backwards.

NORMAL BRAKE :

This should be the setting for the wheelchair under normal driving conditions. It causes the brakes to be applied with a

suitable delay so that the wheelchair brakes gently.

FAST BRAKE :

This setting applies the brakes almost immediately after the joystick has been released (0 position). FAST BRAKE can be

chosen instead of NORMAL BRAKE in accordance with your wishes and needs.

Find the displays NORMAL BRAKE and FAST BRAKE , and choose the type of braking you need by moving the joystick

NORMAL BRAKE :

FAST BRAKE :

This setting applies the brakes almost immediately after the joystick has been released (0 position). FAST BRAKE can be

chosen instead of NORMAL BRAKE in accordance with your wishes and needs.

Operating the wheelchair

Remenber returning to NORMAL BRAKE after using the FAST BRAKE.

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External control box:

The wheelchair may be supplied with an external control box that can be used instead of or together with the joystick

and displays. The functions of the control box are as shown:

Operating the wheelchair

Seat tilt

Electric leg support, right

Electric leg support, left

Seat lift

Electric back rest

Electric leg support, right

Helper control:

If your wheelchair is supplied with a helper control, one of the two control boxes, the user’s or the helper’s, is

used to switch on the wheelchair. This is the master, and the other will not be active.

If you want to change this, so that the other control box is active instead, you must switch off the wheelchair and

switch on the control box that will now be master (active).

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Fault displays:

If an electronic fault is registered by the system, the wheelchair will stop immediately and a fault message will appear

on the display. If this is a momentary fault, such as an overload, for instance, the wheelchair can be driven again after

it has been switched off. Wait for a couple of seconds and switch the wheelchair on again by pressing the menu button.

If the wheelchair can still not be driven, it must be repaired. The fault messages that appear on the display will be saved

in the microprocessor memory and can be read off when the wheelchair is returned for service.

Transport in general:

Road transport:

The four approved restraining eyes on the wheelchair (marked with hook symbols on the wheelchair cover) are used to

secure it in a car. The wheelchair must always be secured with the help of the approved four-point restraining system.

Operating the wheelchair

The belts installed on the wheelchair must not be used as seat belts when driving. Always use the seat belts in the car.

This rule also applies to the use of ROLTEC’s systems for securing the wheelchair in a car.

The wheelchair must always stand on its wheels or oil may leak out of the gear boxes!

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Air transport:

The wheelchair can be transported by plane as it can stand up to the low air pressure in the cargo hold. The batteries

that the wheelchair has been fitted with at the factory are of a type approved for air transport. The approval document

can be ordered from the factory or be downloaded from our website: http://www.roltec.dk/download.htm.

The wheelchair can be supplied with an air transport kit, which is a system that makes it possible to cut out the batteries

mechanically.

However, the regulations on transporting electric wheelchairs differ greatly from airline to airline, so it will always be

necessary to contact the airline in question to inquire about these.

WARNING!

We draw your attention to the fact that the stability of the wheelchair has been tested and approved on a ramp with

a slope of 6 degrees. The wheelchair could tip over when occupied by a heavy user driving and braking on a slope

steeper than 6 degrees with the seat lift in top position or tilted all the way back.

In spite of the approved EMC test, it cannot be excluded that the wheelchair could be influenced by electromagnetic

fields emitted by mobile phones, for instance. The wheelchair itself could emit electromagnetic fields that might influ-

ence its surroundings, such as alarm systems in shops.

Take care not to touch the contents of a damaged battery as batteries contain corrosive jelly.

Operating the wheelchair

Model information:

The wheelchair has an information display. This information is used by our technicians in connection with service and

repairs. When the control box is in menu mode, the information display can be produced by holding the light button

down for about eight seconds. As soon as the button is released, the system will return to menu mode.

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Settings

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The wheelchair is supplied to the user assembled and ready to drive.

The following mechanical components can be set to suit the user:

1. Seat:

The seat can be moved backwards and forwards on the seat frame.

2. Back rest:

The back rest can be moved backwards and forwards in relation to the seat, and its angle can be adjusted.

3. Neck support:

The height and angle of neck supports (several types) can normally be adjusted.

4. Control box:

The control box can be moved from the right-hand to the left-hand side and vice versa (requires a different

fitting) and its height and angle can be adjusted.

5. Belts:

Hip belts, electrically-powered belts, and belts of other types can be individually adjusted.

6. Arm rests:

All types of arm rest can be adjusted in height and length. Angles can also be adjusted on some types.

Settings

Mechanical settings:

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